Conditions of the Subaltern: Examining the Black Lives Matter Movement

The infamous slogan of the 21st century goes “Black lives matter,” I say infamous because this slogan has become a negative connotation due to the context in which others tend to perceive it, but some people…

Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá

Not from here and neither from there

Everyone derives from a family, culture, and race from which we begin to self-identify ourselves as being a part of a group. But even though we can call each other family sometimes it just doesn’t feel like that for the most…

Speaking Up for Those Who Aren’t Heard

Some groups have been so oppressed by society that when they try to speak out and stand up for themselves no one is willing to listen.

The disabled community is one of these groups.

Gender Roles: What are they good for? Absolutely nothing.

Gender roles teach girls from a young age that they are inferior to men and that there are limitations to what they can do in life because of their gender. But I’m here to call bullshit.

A Topless Argument

How women are using their bodies for protest and why it is so frowned upon in Western society.

Immigrant Protest: Protesting For All Of Those Who Are Labeled Or Seen As Immigrants

Being an immigrant can have a negative affect but being called “illegal” immigrant is worse because it dehumanizes and…

Transphobic Bus Tour Incites War on Freedom of Speech

Using Her Body For a Message

Can a silenced person be heard?

Women can be powerful when they bond for a common cause, especially rights regarding their bodies. Methods used include protesting, boycotts, marches, and assemblies; however, one can also use their body to protest. In…

Does Freedom Still Exist When Moral Values Are In Place?

On the Aftermath of the 2016 Election

How do we, as victims, move on from this election?

My Body has Her Story and Her Rules

When I was younger, I learned a lesson in what people believed my body should do. In light of the…